One Week, 20 Ingredients: No Waste Meal Plan

1-Week, No Waste Menu Plan: Just 20 Ingredients!

Is your fridge a wasteland for leftovers? You may peer into the fridge and lament that you have nothing for dinner, all the while the stacked food containers and old vegetables are left to spoil.

Get mealtime in order while preventing food waste by planning your menu around ingredients that can be used in many different meals. Cook extra chicken and use the rest for tomorrow night’s dinner. Buy a big tub of salad greens and several heads of broccoli for a whole week of healthy sides. Use creativity to plan your menu, and you’ll get a week’s worth of meals that are anything but boring.

We’ve put together a week-long meal plan using only 20 ingredients. You’ll get ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that won’t have you tossing the leftovers!

Monday

Breakfast: cold cereal
Lunch: frittata with broccoli
Dinner (main): roast chicken (roast 2 chickens; use 1 and save the other for leftovers)
Dinner (sides): brown rice (cook up a big batch for later in the week), salad